“We are installing signage and temporary barriers at our resort beach locations and are working on permanent, long-term solutions at our beaches”, Disney said in a statement.
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The boy was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon near Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rose Silva said.
A dive team found the toddler’s body Wednesday, intact, in 6 feet of murky water about 10 to 15 yards from where he was snatched.
And mom Jennifer Venditti shared photos of her child in the same lake at the Grand Floridian resort, just 30 minutes before Lane was attacked. “To all of the local authorities and staff who worked tirelessly these past 24 hours, we express our deepest gratitude”, they said in a statement.
State wildlife officials say they receive almost 16,000 alligator-related complaints a year.
“As a father myself, it’s hard to imagine what the family of Lane Graves is going through”.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Mike Hamilton, a custodian at the Polynesian Resort Village, told his employer that gators were swimming too close to guests and that a protective fence should be erected to keep them at bay.
“All of our beaches are now closed, and we are conducting a swift and thorough review of all of our processes and protocols”, Wahler said.
Walt Disney World installed a temporary barrier Friday on the shoreline where an alligator fatally attacked a 2-year-old boy at a luxury resort and put up gator warning signs in the area for the first time.
– The parents of Lane Graves, 2, who drowned in a man-made lake after being dragged into the water by an alligator have broken their silence. Its Orlando resort is the most visited theme park in the world, drawing more than 20 million visitors past year.
Disney World also announced on Thursday that it would add alligator warning signs near all of its beaches.
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“They presumably know, since they have caught four or five alligators in this area, that the area has dangers that far and away exceed the danger of drowning”, said Miami-based defense attorney Scott Leeds.
